Angela Pleasence, who played Queen Elizabeth I in "The Shakespeare Code" (2007) and Mystic Mags in ππ©π¦ ππΆπ³π΄π¦ π°π§ πππΊπ₯π¦ ππ’π―π¨π¦π³ (2011), has died aged 84.
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Tudor villains...but not as you know them.
Starts 13 April - a few places left.
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#OTD 10 Apr 1635
Swedish born #HelenaSnakenborg Marchioness of Northampton died
Married William Parr, Katherine's brother
Widowed she married #AnneBoleyn's 2nd cousin Thomas Gorges, they had 8 children
Served #ElizabethI & was chief mourner as Arabella Stuart refused the role!
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ππ On this day in 1559, Elizabeth Iβs coronation medals were circulating across the realm, shaping the image of a new queen in a newly Protestant England.
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ππ Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester & favourite of Elizabeth I. #historicalfiction #elizabethan #elizabethi
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#OTD 6 Apr 1621
#EdwardSeymour Earl of Hertford 81 died
Buried Salisbury Cathedral
Son of Edward Duke of Somerset
Educated with Prince Edward
Impoverished by family disgrace & most famed for secret marriages:
#KatherineGrey
#FrancesHoward
#FrancesPrannell
#ElizabethI restored his titles
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We call it a Golden Ageβ¦ but it wasnβt golden for everyone.
War in Ireland.
Rising poverty.
Religious persecution.
And England entering the slave trade.
Elizabeth I wasnβt just Gloriana β she was complicated.
Full video on YouTube.
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April & May - Special Services & Events
Please take a note of our special events and services coming up after Easter & join us when you can:
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She was illegitimate.
She was imprisoned in the Tower.
She could have lost everything.
Instead⦠she became Elizabeth I.
So how did she rise to become one of Englandβs greatest monarchs?
Full video on YouTube.
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ππ Procession Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England preceded by the Knights of the Garter. #elizabethi #portraits #history #elizabethan #queen
ππ Contemporary accounts describe people crying out her name and calling her a mother of the nation.
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Orianaes farewell, also known as Oriana's Epitaph: a #madrigal by Thomas Bateson.
Written on the death Queen Elizabeth I, who died #onthisday in 1603.
From the First Set of English Madrigales, 1604
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π On this day in 1603: Elizabeth I of England dies.Β
Elizabeth I reigned as queen of England from 1558 to 1603.Β
π Article by Mark Cartwright.Β
πΌοΈ Portraits by William Segar, Isaac Oliver or Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger and Nicholas Hilliard.Β
#ElizabethI #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #History
#ElizabethI died #OnThisDay in 1603.
Eager to be first in line, the astute James VI of Scotland responded to the question of the English succession with a war of words.
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#OTD 24 Mar 1603
#ElizabethI 69, died at Richmond Palace ending a period known as The Golden Age & 118yrs of Tudor Rule
Her 44yr reign was prosperous a period of exploration, discovery & literary growth but not without controversy!
Remembered as one of the greatest British monarchs of all time
ππ On 24th March in 1603, Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace, ending a reign of more than forty four years and bringing the Tudor dynasty to a close.
#ElizabethI #History #OnThisDay #Elizabethan #HistoryFact
#OTD 20 Mar 1549
#ThomasSeymour 1st Baron of Sudeley Castle met theπͺon 33 counts of treason
Uncle to a King, brother to a Queen & husband to Dowager Queen #KatherineParr
#ElizabethI said of him: This day died a man of much wit & very little judgement PTLH TV
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ππ He was the father of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIll, and was thus the maternal grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I. He died at Hever Castle on 12 March
1539 and was buried in St. Peter's Church, Hever in Kent.
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ππ On 13th of March 1591, William Tyrwhitt attempted to escape from the Tower of London. He was quickly recaptured and remained imprisoned for several more years.
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Before Elizabeth I became queen⦠a scandal nearly destroyed her reputation.
She was just a teenager when Thomas Seymour began entering her chamber at dawn. Servants whispered. Rumours spread. The government investigated.
How did Elizabeth survive?
Watch the full story on YouTube.
#ElizabethI
Elizabeth I wasnβt born secure. She was declared illegitimate.
Imprisoned in the Tower.
Suspected of treason.
Before she ruled Englandβs Golden Ageβ¦ she had to survive Tudor politics.
Watch Elizabeth I Before the Crown now on YouTube.
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#AnneBoleyn
#HenryVIII
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In Feb 1601, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was executed for treason after his failed uprising. Contemporary reports say the Queen withdrew from view after Essexβs death.
#TudorHistory #ElizabethI #EssexRebellion #HisFic #Elizabehan
On this day in 1570, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V, a move that intensified the religious tensions of her reign. #OTD #TudorHistory #ElizabethI #History #historicalfiction
#OTD 25 Feb 1601
#RobertDevereux 2nd Earl of Essex met with the πͺfor treason
Having amassed a following he attempted to force an audience with #ElizabethI
Like his step-father #RobertDudley he had been her favourite but fell from grace & placed under house arrest for desertion
#Elizabethan
#History
#OTD
25th February 1570
Excommunication of Queen Elizabeth I by Pope Pius V.
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